While Green Day has plenty of devoted fans, just like U2 and Bob Dylan, the band's audience is likely younger and more savvy about file-sharing networks. Plus, we're sure there are plenty of teenagers who first started listening to the band when its massively successful last album American Idiot was released and are eager to hear what the group's new music sounds like. That's the other thing: it's been so long since American Idiot came out, and that album was such a hit, that there's a lot of interest in the band's new material.

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Green Day Leak Might Actually Do Some Damage

The band's younger audience and the high anticipation for their new album means this early debut may hurt sales more than previous high-profile leaks this year. It could also hurt promotional partner Rhapsody.